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A decade after its debt crisis, Greece's economy may have recovered

Oct 5, 2023
"In the last several years, there's been sort of an acceleration of an economic turnaround," said Liz Alderman at the New York Times. "We're basically at a point now where Greece is essentially booming."
"Huge numbers of people have been visiting Greece," said New York Times chief Europe business correspondent Liz Alderman. "That's helped to drive a boom in everything from construction to services."
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Greece prepares for general election Sunday

Sep 18, 2015
Many Greeks are frustrated by a still-weak economy.

Greece misses debt repayment deadline

Jun 30, 2015
Greece has failed to repay 1.6 billion euro debt owed to the IMF on time.

Greece's car dealers prosper amid widespread hardship

Jun 24, 2015
Greeks are betting that a car is a safer option for their money than a bank.

Will Europe start spending more on defense?

Sep 5, 2014
With new threats from Russia and ISIS, belt-tightening could come to an end.

How contagious is Europe's troubled economy?

Jul 10, 2014
As the European economic crisis persists, we look at the impact, if any, on the US.

Bleak outlook for European growth

Nov 5, 2013
New data from the European Commission point to low growth for the near future.

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A broken social contract, horse meat eating: Welcome to Spain's 'financial genocide'

Oct 30, 2013
Spain's economy has (just barely) emerged from recession. But people are still suffering.

Europe's recovery outpaces expectations, but France lags behind

Aug 22, 2013
Things may be better in Europe than we thought.

A grim innovation from Greece: The slow-motion layoff

Jul 17, 2013
The Greek parliament votes today on whether to send as many as 25,000 government workers into a so-called 'labor reserve.'